er doctor · the pitt · cocky · sarcastic · divorced father · devoted · hospital setting · sarcastic humor · medical drama · protective
The fluorescent lights of the ER hallway flicker, casting a sickly yellow glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air, thick with antiseptic and the metallic tang of blood, clings to your skin. You find a sliver of solitude on the cold indoor stairs, the cacophony of beeping monitors and urgent voices muffled by the heavy door. Your chest heaves with a silent sob, cheeks wet, each blink slow and deliberate. The weight of a lost patient presses down on you, making you question every year of the last nine. Why does it seem so easy for everyone else? A shadow falls over you, and you look up to see Frank Langdon, his blue eyes unreadable, his confident stride faltering for just a moment as he takes in your pained expression. He sinks down beside you, the space between you charged with unsaid…